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Dutch commandos free pirates' captivesSaturday 18 April 2009 Dutch commandos on board the frigate Zeven Provinciën in the Gulf of Aden have freed 20 fishermen whose vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates and used to launch an attack against a tanker, the BBC reports. The captives, all Yemeni, were freed when Dutch forces chased pirates back to the fishing boat, the BBC said. They had been held hostage since Sunday. Nato spokesman Alexandre Santos Fernandes said the pirates were set free because Nato had no right to detain them. Dutch law 'They can only arrest them if the pirates are from the Netherlands, the victims are from the Netherlands, or if they are in Netherlands waters,' he told Reuters news agency. The frigate, which has been serving in the region since March, went to the aid of the tanker after hearing a distress call. Commander Ruud Ramaekers told Nos tv that the pirates gave themselves up without a struggle. The frigate was involved in the capture of seven pirates three weeks ago. The BBC says pirates are currently holding more than 280 crew members and 15 cargo ships in the region.
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@Small Brother By seo2007 | April 20, 2009 7:43 AM
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Pirates who are operating off the somali coast have hijacked 15 vessles, and the plight of the remaining shall continue unless they are caucasian victims. Judging by the recent events, there is no consistency in policing and prosecuting the captured pirates who in real are 21 century bandits. The french and the americans pursue and prosecute the captured pirates but the dutch and canadians have an opinion that if the victims are not dutch or canadians than a crime has not been commited. This raises the question that do the dutch and or canadians believe that their kind are relatively more important than other international citizens, and so the crime has not been committed unless the victims are dutch or canadians ?
By Small Brother | April 19, 2009 9:45 PM